Drupal Site Audit
What Is a Drupal Site Audit?
A Drupal site audit is a process to establish a clear baseline of what your site has and how it functions. It will often provide a solid foundation for getting your site to the next level.
Why Would I Need a Drupal Site Audit?
Not sold on the concept? You might require a site audit for one of the following reasons:
- I’d like to finish my Drupal site, but I need an estimate of the effort it will take to do that.
- I’d like to migrate my site to the next version of Drupal -- can I do that?
- I’d like to enhance my site with new features. Is there something already out there that I can use, or do I need custom development work?
- My site is having performance problems -- why?
- I just inherited this site, and I’m not sure what’s in it.
- I’d like someone to verify that my site is built the right way.
Why Hire Duo Consulting for a Drupal Site Audit?
Duo Consulting has been creating enterprise-level sites in Drupal since 2007. We’ve worked with hundreds of modules and clearly identified best practices for developing and theming in Drupal.
Over a decade’s worth of experience with other Content Management Systems, including extensive expertise in third-party system integration with multiple source databases, helps us bring both a breadth and depth of experience to our work that few other Drupal shops can match.
"We have very much enjoyed working with Duo and are appreciative of the services you have provided. Thank you again for the audit." -- Donovan DeJong, Webmaster, Augustana College
What Will I Need to Provide?
In order to conduct a site audit, Duo Consulting will need a copy of the code, as well as a copy of the production database. If there is documentation available that describes how the site is intended to function, that can often speed the process of the audit. If there are third-party applications or databases that the site uses, we may need to work with you to establish test areas for those as well.
What Will I Get at the End of the Audit?
As a first step, Duo Consulting will establish a version of your site in our own development environment so that we can safely test changes in configurations. We will not conduct an audit on a live production site in order to ensure that nothing interrupts your live site’s performance.
At the end of the site audit, Duo Consulting will provide you with documentation encompassing the following:
- A list of enabled modules;
- A list of customized areas, if any.
In addition, Duo provides you with a clear roadmap of what you should do next:
- Recommended additional modules, if any;
- Recommended changes in configuration, if any;
- Recommended changes in hosting, if any;
- Recommended performance changes, if any;
- Recommended prioritization of all collective suggestions for changes.
How Much Will It Cost?
Duo Consulting conducts Drupal site audits for a flat fee of $6,000.